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Slowcore Quote of the Day

"The slower, self-managed approach to culture is . . . more sustainable and more respectful of culture, treating it as something important rather than ephemeral, merely fodder for brief attention spans." 

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"In his 1983 book The Gift, Lewis Hyde defines artwork as something freely given by the artist through her creative act, no matter where it ends up: “A work of art contains the spirit of the artist’s gift.” But in a way, taste can be a gift, too. It costs nothing to introduce someone to a new piece of culture that you think they might like, and the act might benefit all parties involved. Culture, after all, is not a one-to-many broadcast system but a peer-to-peer network, where we collectively determine what means the most to us by intentionally sharing it. As Hyde wrote, “The spirit of a gift is kept alive by its constant donation.”

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"What we gain with algorithmic feeds in terms of availability—having instant access to a broad range of material to be scanned at will—we lose in connoisseurship, which requires depth and intention. It’s ultimately a form of deep appreciation, for what the artist has done as well as the capacities of our own tastes."

~ Kyle Chayka

Slowcore Quote of the Day

"The slower, self-managed approach to culture is . . . more sustainable and more respectful of culture, treating it as something important rather than ephemeral, merely fodder for brief attention spans." 

[...]

"In his 1983 book The Gift, Lewis Hyde defines artwork as something freely given by the artist through her creative act, no matter where it ends up: “A work of art contains the spirit of the artist’s gift.” But in a way, taste can be a gift, too. It costs nothing to introduce someone to a new piece of culture that you think they might like, and the act might benefit all parties involved. Culture, after all, is not a one-to-many broadcast system but a peer-to-peer network, where we collectively determine what means the most to us by intentionally sharing it. As Hyde wrote, “The spirit of a gift is kept alive by its constant donation.”

[...]

"What we gain with algorithmic feeds in terms of availability—having instant access to a broad range of material to be scanned at will—we lose in connoisseurship, which requires depth and intention. It’s ultimately a form of deep appreciation, for what the artist has done as well as the capacities of our own tastes."

~ Kyle Chayka

https://behavioralscientist.org/how-to-cultivate-taste-in-the-age-of-algorithms/